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Electrical equipment ED

" Look at the pictures. Write the names of t he electrical equ ipment neede d .

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Second conditional ED

Cl Choose the correct word s.

1 Sh e did EJ3>eheck h er em ail mo re of ten if she <fii)>1has broad band .

2. I f i t wouldn 't/didn't cost so much , /'I/ I 'd get on e tomorrow.

3. We spent/would spend less t ime on t he In tern et if t h ere was/were more t hings to do.

4 If t h ey saved/are saved t hei r docu m en ts m ore regu la rly, t h ey lost/wouldn't lose

t h em .

s You didn 't/wouldn 't h ave t his probl em if you made/make back -u p copies of you r hard disk.

6. Do/Would yo u get air condi tio n i n g if you

would be able to/could afford i t?

6. I f h e weren't/wouldn 't be so arroga m , more people would ask/will ask for h is advice.

7. If I g ive/gave you a hand -h eld com pu ter,

do/would you use i t ?

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Complete sentence b) so it has the same meaning as sentence a).

1 a) I m igh t do a computer course . Th en I'd use the com p uter more.

1. Read about a competition and fill in the gaps wit h t he correct form of the verbs in brackets.

What You Want competition

b) I'd u se t h e co m pu ter m ore if

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Ldi<:J.. .. 9!l!PJ!.te.r.....

These people answered the question: If you ,.._r,g_ul<i...

2. a) Ou r cen t ral h ea r i ng doesn 't work and I'm freezi ng.

(can) buy any piece of electronic equipment, what

b) If ou r heati ng ...... . . ..------·--------···-- _ ,

² .wo.Y.l.d... it

b. ..- (be)?

I would n't feel so col<l .

2. a) We don't have a .G PS a n d we're l ost!

Read the descriptions and guess the answers! If you

³ _JHJ.$.Wf:.c. (answer) all four questions correctly, you

b) We

_ _

... . ..................... i f we had a G PS.

•:.a.b..v... (have) a chance of winning this month's What

2. a) He can't record it on DV D . He doesn't have a DVD recorder.

b) If he had a DV D reco rd er, he -····- record il on DV D.

2. a) I can 't rem em ber my passwo rd so I can't use my com pu ter.

You Want competition.

a) It ⁵ -----------..... ....... (be) absolutely freezing when

I⁶ . .......................... (get) home.This house was built over 200 years ago and it simply didn't exist then.

b) If I

............................................... m y password ,

bl If 1 ⁷......... (not do) iitonight, 1 ⁸ .......................

.

I coul d use m y compu te r.

(lind) it all in the kitchen tomorrow morning. If we

2. a) I have no idea h ow to do t his or I wou ld hel p you.

⁹--------..----.............. (get) one, we

¹⁰.........._ ....... (have)

b) I wou ld hel p yo u if I ...................... ............_........

h ow to do this.

First conditional rm Second conditional GD

a lot more time in the evenings and we definitely

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·------·-·---................ (not argue) so much!

c) I go jogging a lot and the one that I have is useless and

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Ii} Choose t he correct ending for each sentence .

Ikeep having to change the CDs. If I

.............................

1 \Vi ii you lend m e yours i f ...

(have) one of these, the music wouldn't finish all the time

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@ I promise to look after it ?

and 1

............................. (be able lo) carry a lot more music.

b) I promi sed t o look aft er it ?

2. If it cost about half as much , ...

   1. we'll be able lo bu y one.

b) we'd be able lo buy one .

d) You aren't allowed to use mobiles in the car without one now. The trouble is Ispend a lot ol time driving. If I

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_ .. (not speak) to people, I won't get

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anything done. Anyway, I'll just have to buy one. If I

2. Th e program will start a ut oma t ically if ...

   1. you click on t h e docu m ent icon.

b) you cl icked on t he docum en t icon .

2. If I were you , ...

   1. I'll get a n M P3 player

......... _ (not do) iisoon, I (get) a line.

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............------·--------

b) I'd get an M P3 player.

S I f yo u forget you r password , ...

1. we'll sen d you a remind er.

b} we'd send you a remind er.

6 Wou l d it be m ore com fortable if ...

2. What is each person talking abou t in 5a)?

\Vri te t he names of th e elect rical equipment.

1. (f?.O.trn.tb.e.Ji.11g..

b) .....................................

c)

1. it has ai r condi ti on ing?

d) ..............

. . - ..........................

2. it had air cond it ion i ng? _•